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diff --git a/app/assets/images/buttons/service-icons/twitter@2x-white.png b/app/assets/images/buttons/service-icons/twitter@2x-white.png
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diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/app/pages/profile.js b/app/assets/javascripts/app/pages/profile.js
index 1915d7dc2e17de8ba1d89c9b8c434c770dde5acf..8490a2c703bb1b618209fee980c66d0bcbb628f5 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/app/pages/profile.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/app/pages/profile.js
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 //= require ../views/profile_info_view
 
 app.pages.Profile = app.views.Base.extend({
-  className : "container",
+
+  id : "profile",
 
   templateName : "profile",
 
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/new_styles/_base.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/new_styles/_base.scss
index db268f266de11ef0dc755fdb686847118e9556f3..4bc38b4060958d9e20258f0d3a16b5e9e280b5fc 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/new_styles/_base.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/new_styles/_base.scss
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+body {
+  background-image : image_url("pattern.png");
+}
+
 /* new link color */
 a { color : rgb(42,156,235)  }
 
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/new_styles/_canvas.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/new_styles/_canvas.scss
index fc8455bec5bdb389bc376f66ed895e726b7e5b23..49f4973d22239cccefd802d30b903b1838159e4c 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/new_styles/_canvas.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/new_styles/_canvas.scss
@@ -1,15 +1,9 @@
-
 @mixin wide() {
   width : $two-column-width + px;
   min-width : $two-column-width + px;
   max-width : $two-column-width + px;
 }
 
-body {
-  background-color : #F6F6F6;
-  background-image : image_url('pattern.png')
-}
-
 .canvas-frame {
   float : left;
   margin : 10px;
@@ -28,7 +22,7 @@ body {
 
   .content {
     @include transition(box-shadow);
-    @include box-shadow(0,1px,3px,rgba(0,0,0,0.2));
+    @include box-shadow(0,1px,10px,rgba(0,0,0,0.9));
 
     background-image : image_url("paper-texture-1.jpg");
 
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/new_styles/_profile.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/new_styles/_profile.scss
index de74b9a73244743445c952f29ebbfe78b7aa9cda..d3a440fc50437b4b58a79bdb003f6185a19f5770 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/new_styles/_profile.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/new_styles/_profile.scss
@@ -1,3 +1,25 @@
+#profile {
+  color : #fff;
+  background : {
+    color : #333;
+
+    /* The background-image property will be user-generated and set in `app.pages.Profile` (app/assets/javascripts/app/pages/profile.js)
+       and should ONLY be set once the image is fully loaded.
+
+       Optimal imagemagick manipulation settings for uploaded image (via trial & error):
+
+       `convert -brightness-contrast -40x-50`
+
+       NOTE: I noticed that just turning the brightness down had an adverse affect on contrast,
+       thus the "washing out" at -50 contrast.  For more info on this specific command, read the documentation
+       on it here: http://www.imagemagick.org/script/command-line-options.php#brightness-contrast */
+    image : url('/imagetest.jpg');
+
+    size : cover;
+    attachment : fixed;
+  }
+}
+
 /* getting started pulse animation */
 #composer-button.pulse {
   -webkit-animation: opacity-pulse 1s infinite;
diff --git a/app/assets/templates/profile-info.jst.hbs b/app/assets/templates/profile-info.jst.hbs
index 5b3aa27b4330613351699013860909921c391848..305bdba7280731431a69296ea1551180a0b0e8e1 100644
--- a/app/assets/templates/profile-info.jst.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/templates/profile-info.jst.hbs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
         {{#if location}}
             <span class="stat">
                 <a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?q={{location}}" target="_blank">
-                    <i class="icon-map-marker"></i>
+                    <i class="icon-map-marker icon-white"></i>
                 </a>
                 {{location}}
             </span>
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
         {{#if birthday}}
             <span class="stat">
-                <img src='{{imageUrl "buttons/bday@2x.png"}}' class="cake" />
+                <img src='{{imageUrl "buttons/bday@2x-white.png"}}' class="cake" />
                 {{birthday}}
             </span>
             <span class="divider">•</span>
@@ -25,20 +25,20 @@
 
         <span class="stat services">
             <a href="https://facebook.com" class="service" target="_blank">
-                <img src='{{imageUrl "buttons/service-icons/fb@2x.png"}}' />
+                <img src='{{imageUrl "buttons/service-icons/fb@2x-white.png"}}' />
             </a>
             <a href="https://twitter.com" class="service" target="_blank">
-                <img src='{{imageUrl "buttons/service-icons/twitter@2x.png"}}' />
+                <img src='{{imageUrl "buttons/service-icons/twitter@2x-white.png"}}' />
             </a>
             <a href="https://tumblr.com" class="service" target="_blank">
-                <img src='{{imageUrl "buttons/service-icons/tumblr@2x.png"}}' />
+                <img src='{{imageUrl "buttons/service-icons/tumblr@2x-white.png"}}' />
             </a>
         </span>
 
         {{#if isOwnProfile}}
             <span class="divider">•</span>
             <a href="/profile/edit" title="Edit Profile" rel="tooltip" style="margin-left:2px;">
-                <i class="icon-cog"></i>
+                <i class="icon-cog icon-white"></i>
             </a>
         {{/if}}
     </div>
diff --git a/app/assets/templates/profile.jst.hbs b/app/assets/templates/profile.jst.hbs
index ebc58f3bbd9c1cb11fa0ef1d51af21daa9d0f772..9106abed4ae33330cf28bd425334c9b6df00719b 100644
--- a/app/assets/templates/profile.jst.hbs
+++ b/app/assets/templates/profile.jst.hbs
@@ -1,60 +1,62 @@
-<div id="top-right-nav">
-    {{#if showFollowButton}}
-        <a href="#" onClick="alert('Not yet implemented!')" id="follow-button">
-            <span class="label label-inverse">
-                <i class="icon-plus icon-white"></i>
-                <span>
-                    FOLLOW
+<div class="container">
+    <div id="top-right-nav">
+        {{#if showFollowButton}}
+            <a href="#" onClick="alert('Not yet implemented!')" id="follow-button">
+                <span class="label label-inverse">
+                    <i class="icon-plus icon-white"></i>
+                    <span>
+                        FOLLOW
+                    </span>
                 </span>
-            </span>
-        </a>
-    {{/if}}
+            </a>
+        {{/if}}
 
-    {{#if current_user.guid}}
-        <a href="/" id="home-button">
-            <span class="label label-inverse">
-                <i class="icon-home icon-white"></i>
-                <span>
-                    HOME
+        {{#if current_user.guid}}
+            <a href="/" id="home-button">
+                <span class="label label-inverse">
+                    <i class="icon-home icon-white"></i>
+                    <span>
+                        HOME
+                    </span>
                 </span>
-            </span>
-        </a>
-    {{else}}
-        <a href="/" id="home-button">
-            <span class="label label-inverse">
-                <span>
-                    DIASPORA
+            </a>
+        {{else}}
+            <a href="/" id="home-button">
+                <span class="label label-inverse">
+                    <span>
+                        DIASPORA
+                    </span>
                 </span>
-            </span>
-        </a>
-    {{/if}}
+            </a>
+        {{/if}}
 
-    {{#if isOwnProfile}}
-        <a href="/users/sign_out" title="Log out" id="logout-button">
-            <span class="label label-inverse">
-                <i class="icon-off icon-white"></i>
-            </span>
-        </a>
-    {{/if}}
-</div>
+        {{#if isOwnProfile}}
+            <a href="/users/sign_out" title="Log out" id="logout-button">
+                <span class="label label-inverse">
+                    <i class="icon-off icon-white"></i>
+                </span>
+            </a>
+        {{/if}}
+    </div>
 
-<section id="profile-info"/>
+    <section id="profile-info"/>
 
-<div id="composer" style="display:none;">
-    <iframe src="/posts/new" height=500 width=700 style="border:none;"></iframe>
-</div>
+    <div id="composer" style="display:none;">
+        <iframe src="/posts/new" height=500 width=700 style="border:none;"></iframe>
+    </div>
 
-<section id="profile-controls">
-    {{#if isOwnProfile}}
-        <a href="#composer" id="composer-button" class="control small" rel="facebox">
-            <img src='{{imageUrl "buttons/pub@2x.png"}}' title="New Post" rel="tooltip"/>
-        </a>
-        <a href="#" id="edit-mode-toggle" class="control small">
-            <img src='{{imageUrl "buttons/edit@2x.png"}}' title="Edit Posts" rel="tooltip"/>
-        </a>
-    {{/if}}
-</section>
+    <section id="profile-controls">
+        {{#if isOwnProfile}}
+            <a href="#composer" id="composer-button" class="control small" rel="facebox">
+                <img src='{{imageUrl "buttons/pub@2x.png"}}' title="New Post" rel="tooltip"/>
+            </a>
+            <a href="#" id="edit-mode-toggle" class="control small">
+                <img src='{{imageUrl "buttons/edit@2x.png"}}' title="Edit Posts" rel="tooltip"/>
+            </a>
+        {{/if}}
+    </section>
 
-<section id="canvas"></section>
+    <section id="canvas"></section>
 
-<div id="paginate"><span class="loader hidden"/></div>
\ No newline at end of file
+    <div id="paginate"><span class="loader hidden"/></div>
+</div>
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